Retail Merchants Association of New Hampshire

“New hampshire retail association is organized by its members or which there are currently approximately 350 members.”

“Members are not elected but pay membership dues to become a member.”

“Decisions subject to apprval of members management decisions are not made by the members. The board of directors approve changes to the by law changes and the members of the board of directors elect the board of directors at the annual meeting. The bylaws were changed in 2024. The membership now has the power to ammend the bylaws and to elect the board of director. Officers are still elected by the board.”

“The tax return is prepared by an independent cpa. The completed return is then sent to the governing body before filing. Aditionally, section c, line 19: we do make the 990 available as per association best practices. We keep a hard copy on file in the office to provide anyone who requests it.”

“All members and staff are required to review and sign an annual disclosure which is reviewed by the executive comittee of the board of directors for personal conflicts. If a board member has a conflict they will not vote or discuss any matter regarding the conflict so identified.”

“No documents available to the public”

“Changes to answers to a few inormational questions related to the original return.”

“Organization's mission: the new hampshire retail association is a statewide trade organzation that represents nearly 350 businesses in the granite state (nh). We pride ourselves in our longevity and our commitment to serving the ever changing needs of our members. The new hampshire retail association's mission is to advocate, promte and support new hampshire retailers. Form 990, part i, line 6: volunteers include the board of directors who meet three times a year to review the financial position, policies and procedures and perform an annual review of employees. The board of directors also reviews and approves the form 990.”